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Smith, Notley square off in Alberta election debate, ask voters who do they trust

Smith, Notley square off in Alberta election debate, ask voters who do they trust

EDMONTON — Alberta’s two political contenders hammered each other on the issue of trust in the provincial election campaign's lone debate Thursday.
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'Make it go away': Ethics probe finds Alberta Premier Smith in conflict of interest

'Make it go away': Ethics probe finds Alberta Premier Smith in conflict of interest

EDMONTON — Alberta's ethics commissioner says United Conservative Premier Danielle Smith undermined democracy and broke conflict-of-interest rules by intervening in a criminal case and pressuring her attorney general to 'make it go away.'
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Saskatchewan police chief retires after report finds neglect of duty in child death

Saskatchewan police chief retires after report finds neglect of duty in child death

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan police chief says he is retiring after a report found officers who responded to a domestic violence call didn’t check on the well-being of a toddler in the hours before the child was killed.
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Indigenous band could have been more help, says judge in Wisconsin Line 5 dispute

Indigenous band could have been more help, says judge in Wisconsin Line 5 dispute

WASHINGTON — The Indigenous band in Wisconsin that's trying to shut down the Line 5 pipeline got a chilly reception Thursday from a federal court judge who is dismayed they aren't doing more to help Enbridge Inc. avoid an ecological disaster.
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Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives

Eby laments B.C.'s 'troubling' overdose numbers, as toxic drugs claim 206 more lives

LANGLEY, B.C. — The latest illicit drug overdose numbers in British Columbia are "profoundly troubling," says Premier David Eby, lamenting the deaths of 206 more people in communities across the province last month.
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Thousands remain out of homes as wildfire officials urge caution for long weekend

Thousands remain out of homes as wildfire officials urge caution for long weekend

Officials urged caution ahead of the long weekend as thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes due to wildfires.
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Teck Coal named in U.S. legal battle over selenium from its coal mines

Teck Coal named in U.S. legal battle over selenium from its coal mines

A Canadian coal miner is facing legal action in an American court over levels of a contaminant from its mines in U.S. waters. Teck Coal Ltd.
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Liberal gun-control bill headed to Senate following passage by House of Commons

Liberal gun-control bill headed to Senate following passage by House of Commons

OTTAWA — Almost a year after its introduction, MPs have passed a gun-control bill that would cement restrictions on handguns, increase penalties for firearm trafficking and try to curb homemade ghost guns.
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Emissions from wildfires hit record high in 2021 as climate change drives fire threat

Emissions from wildfires hit record high in 2021 as climate change drives fire threat

OTTAWA — Emissions from wildfires hit a new record in 2021 as the blazes that raged in Western Canada and Ontario produced more greenhouse gases than the oil and gas sector and heavy industry combined.
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Quebec Muslim groups sue government over prayer room ban in schools

Quebec Muslim groups sue government over prayer room ban in schools

MONTREAL — Quebec Muslim groups are taking the provincial government to court over its recently enacted prayer room ban in public schools, arguing that the order is discriminatory and violates the Charter rights to freedom of religion and association
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